John Hutton (10 January 1847 – 19 December 1921) was a British Conservative politician who was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons in two periods between 1868 and 1906.
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Hutton was the son of John Hutton of Sowber Hill and his wife Caroline Robson, daughter of Thomas Robson of Holtby Hall, Yorkshire. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.[1] He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the North York Rifle Militia in 1865 and promoted to Captain in 1869.[2] He was also a J.P. for the North Riding of Yorkshire.[1]
At the 1868 general election, Hutton was elected Member of Parliament for Northallerton. He held the seat until 1874.[3] At the 1895 general election, Hutton was elected MP for Richmond, Yorkshire, which by then included Northallerton. He held the seat until 1906.[4]
Hutton died at the age of 74.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
- ^ Major Robert Bell Turton, The History of the North York Militia, now known as the Fourth Battalion Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Leeds: Whitehead, 1907/Stockton-on-Tees: Patrick & Shotton, 1973, ISBN 0-903169-07-X, Appendix S.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)